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Children living with single parents encounter many problems. They are more （1） stressful experiences than are children living with continuously married parents. （2） scholars define stress in somewhat different ways, most assume that it occurs when external demands（3） people’s coping resources. This results in feelings of emotional distress, a(n) （4） capacity to function in school, work, and family roles, and an increase in physiological indicators of arousal. Economic hardship, incompetent parenting, and loss of （5） with a parent can be stressful for children. Conflict between nonresident parents appears to be particularly harmful when children feel that they are caught （6）, as when one parent speaks ill of the other parent in front of the child, when children are asked to transmit（7）or emotionally negative messages from one parent to the other, and when one parent attempts to recruit the child as an ally （8） the other. Interparental conflict is a direct stressor for childr
A. If       
B. Because   
C. So      
D. Although

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Children living with single parents encounter many problems. They are more （1） stressful experiences than are children living with continuously married parents. （2） scholars define stress in somewhat different ways, most assume that it occurs when external demands（3） people’s coping resources. This results in feelings of emotional distress, a(n) （4） capacity to function in school, work, and family roles, and an increase in physiological indicators of arousal. Economic hardship, incompetent parenting, and loss of （5） with a parent can be stressful for children. Conflict between nonresident parents appears to be particularly harmful when children feel that they are caught （6）, as when one parent speaks ill of the other parent in front of the child, when children are asked to transmit（7）or emotionally negative messages from one parent to the other, and when one parent attempts to recruit the child as an ally （8） the other. Interparental conflict is a d
A. isolated from 
B. exposed to  
C. correlated with
D. absorbed in

[单项选择]American parents living in large cities like to send their children to（）because they believe that these schools are safer and have higher academic standards than "common schools".
A. elite school
B. private schools
C. community colleges
D. religious schools

[单项选择]With parents living routinely into their 90s, a second round of caregiving has become a predictable crisis for women in midlife. Nearly 50 million Americans are taking care of an adult who used to be independent. Yes, men represent about one third of family caregivers, but their participation is often at a distance and administrative. Women do most of the hands-on care. The average family caregiver today is a 48-year-old woman who still has at least one child at home and holds down a paying job.
It starts with The Call. It’s a call about a fall. Your mom has had a stroke. Or it’s a call about your dad-he’s run a red light and hit someone, again, but how are you ever going to persuade him to stop driving
When that call came to me, I froze. The shock plunges you into great fear, denial, and even crazy action. You search out doctors. They don’t agree on the diagnosis. You google the Internet. The side effects scare you. You call your brother or sister, hoping for help.
It b
A. Practical. C) Considerate.
B. Emotional.D) Administrative.